Books in the Casebooks on Modern Dramatists series

A full-length study devoted to the art of A.R. Gurney, a major American playwright who has written over 30 plays, including "Love Letters". The text brings together original interviews with Gurney and four actors and a director who have worked closely with him, as well as essays by leading theater scholars on the range of Gurney's work.

For British playwright, John Osborne, there are no brave causes; only people who muddle through life, who hurt, and are often hurt in return. This study deals with Osborne''s complete oeuvre and critically examines its form and technique; the function of the gaze; its construction of gender; and the relationship between Osborne''s life and work. Gilleman has also traced the evolution of Osborne''s reception by turning to critical reviews at the beginning of each chapter.

First Published in 1996. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1998. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The first collection of original critical material on Martin McDonagh, one of the most celebrated young playwrights of the last decade. Credited with reinvigorating contemporary Irish drama, his dark, despairing comedies have been performed extensively both on Broadway and in the West End.

The first major study of this unique voice in contemporary drama. Suzan-Lori Parks confirmed herself as one of the most exciting and successful playwrights of her generation when winning the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, making her the only African American woman to win the award.

In the last 50 years, American and World theatre have been challenged and enriched by the rise to prominence of numerous female African American dramatists. Contemporary African American Women Playwrights is the first critical volume to explore the contexts and influences of these writers, and their exploration of black history and identity through a wealth of diverse, courageous and visionary dramas.

These twelve original essays on the only African-American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize twice provide a thorough introduction to a much under-valued playwright. Highlights include an interview with the playwright himself.

This text contains discussions of the playwright's major works, critical perspectives and comparisons with other playwrights, including Rachel Crothers, Caryl Churchill and Anton Chekhov.

This book offers a variety of critical perspectives, looking closely at Beckett's dramatic canon. From Deleuzean rhizomatics to new historicism to the question of gender, each reading repositions Beckett's plays and suggests that the reader rethinks the standard interpretation of the drama.

American and World theatre have been challenged and enriched by the rise to prominence of numerous female African American dramatists. This book explores the contexts and influences of these writers, and their exploration of black history and identity through a wealth of diverse, courageous and visionary dramas.

Contains essays on a writer for theater, television, and film, who received two Academy Awards for his screenplays of To Kill a Mockingbird (1962) and Tender Mercies (1983). Section I establishes the biographical, theatrical, and critical contexts for his work, with essays on the influence of his E

A collection of essays on Albee's work, including new studies of well-known plays, discussions of lesser-known dramas, an interview with the playwright, a chronology and a bibliography.

Revised and updated second edition of critics writing on all aspects of Pinter and his plays. Contains cornerstone essays on topics such as his creative process and Pinter on the silver screen.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

While writers, dramatists and film-makers have already found inspiration in Orton's colourful life story, this Casebook comprises the first collection of scholarly criticism to investigate the works, life and legacy of the controversial playwright.

Collection of essays on one of Britains "Angry Young Men". It contains critical discussions of most of Wesker's published plays, with an emphasis on the more recent works, and re-evaluates the plays that made Wesker a household name in Britain (the Trilogy, The Kitchen, and Chips with Everything).

Nine authorities write about McNally's work, and Zinman interviews the playwright about his work, his love of opera, his ideas about acting, education and life in general. Particular attention is given to his two Tony Award-winning plays, Love! Valour! Compassion! (1995) and Master Class (1996). Al

Examines one of the most successful and controversial contemporary American playwrights and filmmakers. This book explores the primary issues of LaBute's style, themes, and dramatic achievements. It describes the influences on his work, his distinctive vision in theater and film, the role of religious belief in his work, and his satire.

This volume brings together thirteen essays interpreting the work of Ireland's most formidable and puzzling playwright. Brian Friel's work has earned renown on both sides of the Atlantic, and plays such as "Philadelphia, Here I Come!, Translations, "and "Dancing at" "Lugnasa" have been box office hits still produced to large audiences. But both these popular plays and other Friel works-including "The Freedom of the City, Volunteers, " and "Molly Sweeney"-have produced a variety of interpretations, evidence of the difficulty of defining Friel's art. Friel has been celebrated for his ability to capture feelings of loss and emotional pain, as well as for his portraits of complex political and historical conflicts. Because of his position as playwright of both the heart and the social world, as tragic and comic poet, and as someone who connects the Irish Renaissance of Joyce, Gregory, and Synge with the epistemological inquiries of post-modernism, Friel is an author who escapes easy classification Confinement and freedom, politics and the human spirit, suspicion and beauty-Friel sets all of these oppositions in play. Friel greatest achievement, the one which will be intriguing audiences and readers long into the future, may be his refusal to allow us to choose between these too easy alternatives, as he depicts language's dual potential to destroy or nourish. In a period in which cultural debate often divides people over just such lines, and as humanism and cultural studies become warring turfs, Friel stands out because of his demands that we rethink our own definitions of cultural authority. This volume of essays demonstrates-especially in the different readings provided of "Dancing at Lughnasa"-that Friel's plays provide windows into a wide range of studies of Irish culture: the volume includes what can be given the short-hand titles of literary, feminist, philosophical, political, and historical analysis. The essays in the volume bring out different facets of this rich playwright. Index. Bibliography.

This is the first book-length consideration of Beth Henley's work. The original essays focus on her status as a southern writer, her use of the comic grotesque, and her alleged feminist critiques of modern society.

First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Established critics and younger scholars examine works by the playwright such as Getting Out, 'night Mother, and The Laundromat , as well as lesser known plays. The ten original (and one reprinted) essays examine Norman's works in comparison to the works of other playwrights and examine the mother/

A collection of critical material on Martin McDonagh, a playwright. Martin's comedies have been performed both on Broadway and in the West End. This work brings together various theoretical perspectives - from globalization to the gothic - to survey his plays.

Suzan-Lori Parks' work "Topdog/Underdog" was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer Prize, making her the only African American woman to win the award. This book provides a context for her work, with essays from several scholars addressing the importance of factors such as gender, ethnicity, language and history in her works.